One of the first questions Jason Kidd was asked when he was introduced as the Milwaukee Bucks new coach was, essentially: What the hell happened in Brooklyn?

He smiled a nervous smile, and then tried to explain how a coach -- coming off his rookie season after losing in the second round of the playoffs -- would demand more money, plot to steal power from the general manager, then force his way out when he didn't get his way.

"This is business," Kidd said via ESPN. "It's business, and that's what it comes down to."

While Kidd said there were no hard feelings over the messy divorce that tarnished his reputation, Lasry said it was wrong to keep negotiations with Kidd a secret from general manager John Hammond, making it appear that Kidd was being brought in to coach and take Hammond's job. After all, Kidd wanted that power in Brooklyn but was rebuffed.

The Bucks owners also admitted they shouldn't have blindsided coach Larry Drew, who was kicked to the curb after winning only 15 games last season. Drew thought he'd be back next season, until the Kidd reports broke last weekend.

"We were asked to keep it confidential," Lasry said. "In retrospect, that was a mistake."

The Nets, meanwhile, received two second-round picks for Kidd, and quickly hired former NBA player and coach Lionel Hollins -- the guy Nets GM Billy King probably wanted all along -- to take Kidd's place.

Kidd -- hazy on why he sought a job in Milwaukee, where he'll coach No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker, 19-year-old sensation Giannis Antetokounpo, forward John Henson and center Larry Sanders -- also shrugged off questions regarding the move from the NBA's biggest market to one of the league's smallest and most obscure.

Kidd, of course, played for the Nets (in New Jersey) and the Knicks.

"I've played in big markets and I've played in small markets," Kidd said. "It's not about the market, it's about being able to teach and I have a great opportunity here in Milwaukee to be part of a young, talented roster."